This week, Memphis in May celebrates Malaysia, Opera Memphis honors soldiers and Motownphilly’s back again.

Festival-goers and vendors had mixed reactions to how the iconic Memphis in May weekend event played out in 2023.

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The portions of the newly built park that were fenced off tightened the space and altered the flow. But the new parts that were accessible made for a more engaging and functional space.

Beale Street Music Festival Day 2 wrapped up Saturday night at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis. Photographer Patrick Lantrip was there capturing photos of fans, and acts including GloRilla, Finesse2Tymes, Big Boogie, Mac Saturn and Halestorm and Mike.

Many concert goers liked the atmosphere at Handy Park, but not the logistics of walking from Tom Lee Park and ascending the bluff to get there.

Bands, fans, vendors all celebrate the return of Beale Street Music Festival to its traditional home in Tom Lee Park on a beautiful Friday night.

The Beale Street Music Festival returned to Tom Lee Park Friday, May 5, with acts including Low Cut Connie, Toadies, The Lumineers, Marcy Playground and P.J. Morton.

The end of FM 100 this summer has caused ripple effects for Rock 103, KISS FM and Flinn Broadcasting’s Q 107.5 as radio owners go after adult contemporary listeners. 

This week, the soul ensemble announced a Memphis show in October at Minglewood Hall. 

It’s Memphis in May’s “international week,” and we’ve got your essential guide to celebrating this year’s honored country of Malaysia.

This weekend, thousands will descend upon the newly renovated Tom Lee Park for Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. We’ve got a stage map, festival food tips, must-see music recommendations and more.

In five days, music fans will return to the river for Beale Street Music Festival at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park. Here’s what you need to know before you go.

Newsom died while out of town with the band in Atlanta, where they performed yesterday, April 29.

Memphis audiences can see a regional Mexican band, a singer-songwriter duo with Mid-South roots, a Memphis rapper, a Coldplay tribute, and the Dave Matthews Band.

He was the morning drive-time voice on WHBQ from 1958 to 1971. 

Outlaw country veteran Willie Nelson will play Southaven in October as part of his annual Outlaw Music Festival Tour and extension of his 90th birthday.

Memphis Museum of Science and History exhibit hits the right note with “Band of Brothers – CBHS: America’s Oldest High School Band.” 

Record Store Day is an annual event celebrated by vinyl shops and music enthusiasts around the world since 2007; this year, national organizers expect more than 400 exclusive releases.

The 2023 Live at the Garden lineup includes two shows that were canceled last year.

“Omar, in the grand scheme of things, was a young guy. I think what pushed him over the edge into the top 10 nominees was that he was so innovative and engaged around town in the community,” said a member of the Beale Street Brass Notes committee. 

With $10 million in expansion and improvements, the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove prepares for its reopening on Thursday with a concert by Better Than Ezra.

After two canceled pandemic years and a weird year at Liberty Park, Memphis in May International Festival is heading back Downtown to its longtime home at Tom Lee Park. And we’ve got your survival guide with need-to-know info for the month’s festivities.

Other scheduled acts include Lake Street Dive, Band of Horses, Tash Sultana, The War and Treaty, Devon Gilfillian and Larkin Poe.

“This opera is about empathy. It is about understanding other people’s sacrifice. It is about understanding our responsibility to them, and to each other. It is about things that we forget at our own peril, be it in war, pandemic, our family, our city, our country or the world.”

Zach Myers, lead guitarist for multi-platinum modern rock band Shinedown and Memphis Grizzlies season-ticket holder, will leave his usual perch in section 113 and instead take the stage at FedExForum Friday, April 21, finally playing the arena he’s visited countless times in the past.